ABC TV (Free subscription) | yesterday
On her monthly shopping trip to Milan, Emily Delahunty, an English novelist now living in Umbria, takes her seat on the train unaware that her life is about to change forever. CAST: Maggie Smith DIR: Richard Loncraine (2003)
Zap2it.com - News (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
During her long career, Maggie Smith has been many things to her fans. Electrifying as a charismatic schoolmistress in her best actress Oscar-winning role in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie." Hilarious as the vain actress with a bisexual (at best) husband in "California Suite." Heartbreaking as a middle-aged Irish spinster in "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne."
Another 52 Books (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Originally published in 2 parts, in April and May 2004. Book 14 in my first 52 books challenge. Author: Muriel Spark Published: 1961 Where got: second hand shop Genre: Literature, satire I seem to have a knack for choosing books that have been made into movies. I wonder why? This week's choice was made into a memorable, if rather stagy, movie, starring the wonderful Maggie Smith. SPOILERS AHEAD! ...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
School got hijacked by Hollywood. British filmgoers are now nostalgic for a school system unlike anything they actually experienced Blame it on too much early exposure to comics like Bunty, but I'm excited about seeing An Education, because parts of it are set in a girls' school that sounds an awful lot like the one I went to, except we played hockey instead of lacrosse. And yes, I realise the "education"...
Food for the Thoughtless (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
When I was 12, my father took me to see a little film called Evil Under the Sun– the last in a trio of tony Agatha Christie whodunit films that somewhat shaped the person I am today. The first, Murder on the Orient Express, cemented my passion for train travel and smart suits; the second, [...]
Sparky Malarkey (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
I've noticed two things recently. One is that there appears to be an inordinately high number of short people around at the moment, and the other is that I think I'm developing some sort of variation of Tourette's Syndrome where I feel compelled to tell people the truth. At lunchtime today these two things collided in what could've been a very nasty incident. Because I saw a short woman smoking and...
Bay Area Bites (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
It was Maggie Smith. Maggie Smith and her cocktail parties. I don't think my father had any idea what he was getting me into when he took me to see that picture.
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Dame Maggie Smith's return to work after being treated for cancer has been praised by her colleagues.
Clayboy (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
The quiz, to save you looking it up again, is this one The answers are: Maggie Smith – all the others have played Elizabeth I Geneva – all the others are capitals 1900 – all the others are leap years Flitwick – all the others have taught Defence Against the Dark Arts Patrick McGoohan – all the others have played James [...]
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
photo of Millicent Hurley and Jan Ellen Graves by Christopher Burpee Lettice and Lovage , which opened Redtwist Theatre ’s season last week, was written by playwright Peter Shaffer specifically for Maggie Smith. Although it won Dame Smith the 1990 Tony Award for "Best Actress In A Play" and was nominated for "Best Play" in that year, to be honest, we don’t think the...
FilmTrailer.com (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
Genre: Comedy , Family , Fantasy Cinema Premiere: 26/03/2010 Production Country: France , United Kingdom Directed By: Susanna White Producer: Studio Canal , Universal Pictures , Working Title Films , Three Strange Angels Cast: Emma Thompson , Ralph Fiennes , Maggie Smith , Maggie Gyllenhaal , Rhys Ifans Production Year: 2010 Plot Outline: In "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang," Oscar®-winning...
AfterEllen (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
If you are a Potter Head, you doubtless raised a butterbeer in celebration of Professor Minerva McGonagall’s 84th birthday last Sunday. You may not know, however, that the actress who plays the Headmistress of Hogwarts, Dame Maggie Smith , has been involved in a personal battle that makes her performance in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince more remarkable than McGonagall’s wizardry....
Entertainment (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Dame Maggie Smith is determined to complete her scenes in the final 'Harry Potter’ movie despite her "hideous" cancer battle.
The Leaky Cauldron (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
This month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Harry Potter fans are no strangers to this terrible disease. Just this week Dame Maggie Smith, the actress who plays Minerva McGonagall, discussed how her life has been affected: "It takes the wind out of your sails," she said, land noted her treatment had made her feel very ill. This month Leaky is partnering with BeMitt , a breast cancer...
Film Experience Blog (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
I don't wish to be morbid but the grim reaper really needs a year off. He was working over time this year, at least with the celebrity set. So when I read this interview with Dame Maggie Smith , in which she brings up the dread topic several times in relation to her ongoing battle with cancer, it was upsetting. Smith must see some kind of future for herself? “I don’t think there’s...
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